38 DODINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04279977 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-31

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-04-26
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2023-04-20
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2022-04-21
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2021-04-23
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2020-04-27
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2019-04-15
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2018-04-28
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2017-04-21
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2016-04-18
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2015-08-31
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2012-03-04
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COLLINS, Barry Stuart appointed
secretary
2012-03-04
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COLLINS, Barry Stuart appointed
director
2012-03-04
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COLLINS, Paulene Mary, Professor resigned
secretary
2012-03-04
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COLLINS, Paulene Mary, Professor resigned
director
2006-09-01
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PYLE, William Robin appointed
director
2006-09-01
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ADCOCK, Mark Frederick resigned
director
2006-02-07
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PRITCHARD, Rachel Mary resigned
director
2002-09-16
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BROAD, Gillian Mary appointed
director
2002-09-16
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COLLINS, Paulene Mary, Professor appointed
secretary
2002-09-16
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PRINCE, Margaret Joyce Ann resigned
secretary
2002-09-16
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ADCOCK, Mark Frederick appointed
director
2002-09-16
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COLLINS, Paulene Mary, Professor appointed
director
2002-09-16
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MASON, David Charles resigned
director
2002-09-16
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PRITCHARD, Rachel Mary appointed
director
2001-08-31
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Company incorporated
As 38 DODINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2001-08-31
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DWYER, Daniel John appointed
nominee-secretary
2001-08-31
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DWYER, Daniel John resigned
nominee-secretary
2001-08-31
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PRINCE, Margaret Joyce Ann appointed
secretary
2001-08-31
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DWYER, Daniel James appointed
nominee-director
2001-08-31
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DWYER, Daniel James resigned
nominee-director
2001-08-31
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DWYER, Daniel John appointed
director
2001-08-31
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DWYER, Daniel John resigned
director
2001-08-31
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MASON, David Charles appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Barry Stuart Collins Individual · British · DOB 10/1946 · age 80	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-08-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Church Farm

Pinfold Lane

Penkridge

Staffordshire

ST19 5AP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-23

Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

COLLINS, Barry Stuart→

secretary · appointed 2012-03-04

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Active

BROAD, Gillian Mary→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-09-16

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Active

COLLINS, Barry Stuart→

director · ~80y · appointed 2012-03-04

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Active

PYLE, William Robin→

director · ~88y · appointed 2006-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLLINS, Paulene Mary, Professor→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2012-03-04

Resigned

DWYER, Daniel John→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2001-08-31

Resigned

PRINCE, Margaret Joyce Ann→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2002-09-16

Resigned

ADCOCK, Mark Frederick→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2006-09-01

Resigned

COLLINS, Paulene Mary, Professor→

director · ~80y · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2012-03-04

Resigned

DWYER, Daniel James→

nominee-director · ~51y · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2001-08-31

Resigned

DWYER, Daniel John→

director · ~85y · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2001-08-31

Resigned

MASON, David Charles→

director · ~52y · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2002-09-16

Resigned

PRITCHARD, Rachel Mary→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2006-02-07

Resigned

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